Israel Resumes Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Following a three-hour pause in its aerial bombardment to allow those in the Gaza Strip to "get medical attention, get supplies whatever they need," Israel has resumed its attack, although it promised additional halts amid reports that Hamas and Israel are working out details of a cease-fire Overall, 660 Palestinians have been reported killed, including more than 200 children . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Hamas Leader Is Killed in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2009 On Thursday, the sixth day of airstrikes on Gaza, Israel attacked the home of a Hamas leader, Nizar Rayan, in a Palestinian refugee camp, killing Rayan and several members of his family. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Party to Murder

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 Can anyone who is following the Israeli air attacks on Gaza -- the buildings blown to rubble, the children killed on their way to school, the long rows of mutilated corpses, the wailing mothers and wives, the crowds of terrified Palestinians not knowing where to flee, and our callous indifference to this widespread human suffering -- wonder why we are hated? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Team Bush: Hamas Must Stop Attacks on Israel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 As the current Israeli-Palestinian clash reached the three-day mark with no sign of resolution, President Bush weighed in on the crisis via a spokesperson at "the Western White House" in Crawford, Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza Coverage

Yaakov Kirschen, The Jerusalem Post, Dry Bones Dec 30, 2008 Dig deeper

Gaza Morgue Runs Out of Room

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2008 Shifa hospital in Gaza has struggled to keep pace with Israel's punishing airstrikes. Bloomberg reports that the hospital's morgue has three bodies crammed in each drawer, with dozens more lying on stretchers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scores Killed in Israeli Air Attacks on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2008 More than 150 people were killed and hundreds more wounded Saturday during Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, which were launched in retaliation for last week's rocket attacks on Israel by the Palestinians, according to Israeli officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War’s Harsh Echo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2008 It was a violent Sunday in Iraq, as attacks of all stripes killed dozens and the U.S. death toll crossed 4,000. A day of suicide bombings, shootings and rocket and mortar attacks has cast yet another shadow over the "surge." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Aid Groups Slam Gaza Blockade

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2008 A coalition of human rights and development groups has condemned Israel's blockade of Gaza as the worst humanitarian crisis the territory has suffered since 1967. The Israeli government has defended the blockade as a necessary strategy against rocket attacks, a claim the aid groups reject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Rockets Land in Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2007 Israel has come under rocket fire from Lebanon, but says it will show restraint. Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack, the first since the Israel-Lebanon war last year. Israel and Lebanon have blamed the Palestinians, but no group has claimed responsibility yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Considers ‘Other Actions’ in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2007 The Israeli ambassador to the U.S. has said his country's actions in Gaza, including airstrikes, have been "very measured" in response to Palestinian rocket attacks and a devolving political situation, but that "other actions" may be necessary in the future. An anonymous Israeli official said that could include reoccupying Gaza, which he described as the least desirable scenario. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Grenade Attack on U.S. Embassy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2007 The United States Embassy in Athens, frequently assaulted by radical groups, was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade Thursday. The State Department says no one was injured by the explosion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )